Global conglomerate GE has been hit with a $500m-plus sex discrimination claim from one of its lawyers. Lorene Schaefer, general...
Pay & benefits
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The BBC is heading for a pay showdown with its unions after negotiations broke down without agreement.
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GMB union calls on Gordon Brown to force private equity firms to stump up cash for failed pension schemes
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe GMB trade union has called on incoming prime minister Gordon Brown to introduce a windfall tax on private equity...
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Anything that encourages motoring can hardly be considered a green option, but according to research by Personnel Today’s sister publication,...
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Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) starts hunt to replace outgoing director-general Geoff Armstrong
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has officially begun its search for a new leader to replace retiring ...
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More than one-third of UK investment bankers expect to retire before they reach 50, research has found. A survey of...
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Education secretary Alan Johnson to consider national framework for school support staff pay and conditions
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryEducation secretary Alan Johnson is to consider introducing a nationally consistent pay and conditions framework for school support staff. The...
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One in five employers in England provide staff with advice on quitting smoking
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryWith five weeks to go until smoking in workplaces is banned in England, only a fifth of employers are providing their...
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Olympic Delivery Authority decision not to insist on directly employed labour increases risk of strikes
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherEXCLUSIVEThe threat of damaging strikes on the 2012 Games building project has multiplied after the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) confirmed...
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Unions and voluntary organisations have called for a new national bank holiday to be made in October to celebrate and...
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Government spells out obligations of trustees of pension personal accounts scheme
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe government’s proposed system of personal accounts will be run by trustees who would be legally obliged to handle the scheme’s...
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The role of HR administrator is normally seen as either a first job for a graduate, or a route into...
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I would urge your readers who railed at the package on offer to the new director-general of the Chartered Institute...
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Network Rail bosses have agreed to defer part of their own bonuses until investigators had determined the cause of the...